Group-I intron family in the nuclear ribosomal RNA small subunit genes of Cenococcum geophilum isolates

Current Genetics

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 377-387

  Shinohara, Mari L ^a,b   LoBuglio, Katherine F ^a,c   Rogers, Scott O ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cenococcum geophilum; Group I intron; Ribosomal RNA; Self splicing

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA; RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; DEUTEROMYCETES; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DNA SEQUENCE; FUNGAL GENETICS; INTRON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA GENE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

CENOCOCCUM GEOPHILUM; DEUTEROMYCETE; FUNGI; FUNGI IMPERFECTI;

EID: 0029969216     PISSN: 01728083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02208619     Document Type: Article

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